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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Draft \Draft\ (dr[.a]ft), n. [The same word as draught. OE. draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See {Draw}, and cf. {Draught}.] 1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as {Draught}. [1913 Webster] Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army, or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from any district, or any company or collection of persons, or from the people at large; also, the body of men thus drafted. [1913 Webster] Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by drafts to serve for the year. --Marshall. [1913 Webster] 3. An order from one person or party to another, directing the payment of money; a bill of exchange. [1913 Webster] I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till advice was received of the progress of the loan. -- A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of goods. -- Simmonds. [1913 Webster] 5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn in outline; a delineation. See {Draught}. [1913 Webster] 6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or completed. See {Draught}. [1913 Webster] 7. (Masonry) (a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face. (b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter. [1913 Webster] 8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone. [1913 Webster] 9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See {Draught}. [1913 Webster] 10. A current of air. Same as {Draught}. [1913 Webster] 11. A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose. [PJC] 12. The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn. [PJC] 13. A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney, stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drafted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drafting}.] 1. To draw the outline of; to delineate. [1913 Webster] 2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial. [1913 Webster] 3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any district, company, or society; to detach; to select; especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a population to serve in the armed forces. [1913 Webster +PJC] HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like him achieve such a position of responsibility in the army? Radar: He was drafted. --M*A*S*H (the movie) Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they drafted novices to supply their colleges and temples. -- Holwell. [1913 Webster] 4. To transfer by draft. [1913 Webster] All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Draft \Draft\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as {Draught}; as, a draft horse. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as {Draught}. [1913 Webster] Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both in approved use. [1913 Webster] {Draft box}, {Draft engine}, {Draft horse}, {Draft net}, {Draft ox}, {Draft tube}. Same as {Draught box}, {Draught engine}, etc. See under {Draught}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: draft n 1: a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another [syn: {draft}, {bill of exchange}, {order of payment}] 2: a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle) [syn: {draft}, {draught}] 3: a preliminary sketch of a design or picture [syn: {draft}, {rough drawing}] 4: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: {draft}, {draught}, {potation}, {tipple}] 5: any of the various versions in the development of a written work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution" [syn: {draft}, {draft copy}] 6: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) [syn: {draft}, {draught}] 7: a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace 8: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn: {draft}, {draught}] 9: compulsory military service [syn: {conscription}, {muster}, {draft}, {selective service}] 10: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}, {swig}] 11: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: {draft}, {draught}, {drawing}] v 1: draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" [syn: {draft}, {outline}] 2: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {draft}, {muster in}] [ant: {discharge}, {muster out}] 3: make a blueprint of [syn: {blueprint}, {draft}, {draught}]